Timeline Editing Tools HUD

The Timeline includes a handy HUD that provides all of the graphical Timeline editing tools at the stroke of a single keyboard shortcut. This saves you the time and effort of having to move the pointer up to the top of the Timeline whenever you need to select (or deselect) a Timeline editing tool.

To use the Timeline Editing Tools HUD

Press the grave accent key (`).

The Timeline Editing Tools HUD appears at the pointer location.

In the HUD, do one of the following to choose the Timeline editing tool that you want to use:

Click the tool’s icon.

Press the corresponding number key (1–7, left to right).

Use the Left Arrow and Right Arrow keys and press Enter.

When you have finished using a Timeline editing tool, it is a good idea to immediately return to the default Selection tool.